Combined truck and implement carrier



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COMBINED TRUCK AND IMPLEMENT CARRIER I Lee a. count Ojus, Fla. 7 Application April 28, 1950, Serial No. 158,712

This invention relates to a combined truck and implement operator. I A

An object of this invention is to provide in combination with a truck having a pivoted dump body and a pair of forwardly extending pivoted implement carrying levers, a single hydraulic operator for the body and the levers, and manually operated means for coupling either the body or the levers. to' the operator.

A further object of this invention is to pro vide an improved means operable from the cab of a truck whereby the truck body may be tilted or implement carrying levers may be operated from a single operator.

With the above and other objects in view,.my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. 7

In the drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a truck constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure-2 is a fragmentary horizontal section showing thechassis with the hydraulic operator and connections to the tlllOkbOdy and implement carryin levers.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. I

- Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2. 4

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional on the line 6-6 of Figures 2 and 5;

Figure 6-A is'a fragmentary sectional view taken on the'line 6-A6-Aof Figure 6 .-Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 2.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 5. h

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on the line of F r l.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l 'designate's generally a chassis of a truck or motor vehicle which has pivotally mounted on the rear thereof as indicated at H a dump body 12. A hydraulic operator generally designated as 14 is swingably mountedona pivot [3 extending through a pair of bearing members I 'which are fixed relative to the chassis I 0. The hydraulic operator I4 is adapted to be connected to a source of fluid pressure and includesa cylinder l6 having a piston I'| (see Fig. 4) slidable view taken view taken therein-3 2 Claims. (01.214 78) The piston I! has a piston rod l8 secured thereto and extending through'the rear head of the cylinder Hi. The piston'rod is has secured thereto a ram head H! which is formed with an opening 20 within which a coupling pin 2| is adapted to engage. Pin 2| is longitudinally slidable in a guide 62 fixed. to bottom 22 of the truck body,. and pin 2| is held against turning by a cross-pin I05 which slidably engages beneath a pairof-guides I06 which are fixed to bottom 22. The body l2 hasextending downwardly from the bottom 22 thereof a pair of ears or guides 23 formed with aligned openings 24 within which the coupling pin 2| is adapted to engage when the head 2| iscoupled to the body I2.

A pair of implement carrying arms 25 are pivotally mounted on pivots 26 carried by depending supports 21 which extend downwardly from the chassis Ill. The arms 25 include a rear arm 28 formed with a socket 29 within which a forward arm 30 is detachably engaged. The forward arm 30 is adapted to have secured thereto the side bars 3| of an implement 32. In the present instance the implement is shown as a bucket or scoop having the'side bars 3| secured thereto, and the side bars 3|, which are of channel shape, telescope the channel shape arms 30 and are secured thereto by fastening means 33.

The implement 32 is braced by means of bracing members 34 (see Fig. 1) connected between the implement 32 and the arms 30. A transversely disposed shaft 35 is journalled in bearings 36 carried by the chassis l0 and has fixed thereto at the opposite ends thereof lever arms 31. The arms 31 are connected to the rear arm extensions 38 of arms 28 by means of links 39.

The chassis has disposed between the sides thereof a pair of elongated spaced apart parallel bars 40 which are fixed between transverse bars 4| and 42. The bars 40 constitute guides being formed with an elongated guide slot 43 within which a slide 44 slidably engages. The slide 44 has connected to the opposite ends thereof a pair of links 46 which extend forwardly and are pivotally connected to rock levers 41. The rock levers 4'l areconnected by links 48 to leverarms 49 fixed on the shaft 35 between the bearings 36.

The slide 44 includes a forwardly projecting plate 50 which is adapted to be engaged by the ram head is when the latter is uncoupled from the truck body so as to hold the ram head l9 inoperative position with respect to the slide 44.

-- 'I'he'hydraulicoperator l4- is-adapted to-be veror scoop 32 into the. truck body; I 2. v

an elongated operating bar 56 extended forwardx ly to a position for operation by a person' in the cab of the truck. r When the cam 5i is turned counterclockwise move this material to another location the truck may be moved by raising the implement carrying arms 25 a slight degree and then locking the arms 25 in their upraised position through the hydraulic operator. When the truck is in the desired location, the arms 25 may be lowered and at this time the ram head l9 will be disposed below the ears 23 carried by the body l2. The counterclockwise rotation of shaft 54. through the bar 56'and the lever 55 will cause cam 5| to raise operator 14 to its uppermost position.

At the time the operator I4 is in its uppermost position ram head l9 will be disposed between the ears 2'3"w'ith the opening aligning with as viewed in Figure 5 the operator M will "be raised to a position where the. ramihead 19 will be disposed between the ears 23. At' the time the operator I4 is initiallyv raised to its uppermost position by the cam 5'la second spiral cam 51 carried by a shaft 58 which isfjournalled between the side bars 46 willbe rocked counterclockwise.

The spiral cam 5'i.will en a e between 3.1 of guide pins 59 whicnproject. downwardly from the couplingipin 2! so that the coup pin will be. moved inwardlyi through the ears 23 and the opening 20 inthe ram head 15..

The cam member 5! is connected bymeansof a link 66 (see Fig. 5) to a. lever BLwhich i fixed on the shaft 54 so that the two cams 5| and 5'7 will swing orrotate; in unison. When the shaft 54 is turned clockwise so as to swing the cams 5| and 51 clock-wise, coupling pinzl will bemoved laterally and disengaged frointhe. ear 23, s1iding in guide member 62 which is carried by the 4 bottom 22. At the time the coupling pin 2| is disengaged from the'ram head tawhich at this time is. in atruck body tiltin positi0n. th a 5|.wi1l permit operatorcil to. .gravita-tingly; swing downwardlysothat the ram head l9 will rest on the plate 50 of. s1ide;.44.; When pressure is discharged into cylinder; 16, ram head- 19- will move slide, rearwardly and thereby rockthe implement carrying levers upwardly: to a position for discharging the material in thebucket When theslide Mnears the end of itsrearward movement the, slide 44 will compress a spring; 53 (see Figs 2 and4) which is carried by the trans verse supporting-bar d l between the'guide bars 80. The spring63 is provided so that the implement carrying1evers25 will be spring pressed forwardly .upon release-of pressure .in operator M to apoint where the levers 25 will be off center. and will then gravitatingly swing downwardly 1 to an implement working position. A pair of spring-pressed bars I03 are carried'by guides 10.6

V fixed to'the' opposite. sides of'the truck, body and are engageablewith levers 2.5 when the latter are in dumping position. :Barsfi03 assist spring 613: in

swinging the arms 25 forwardly after the. bucket 32 has been emptied so that arms 25. will gravitatingly swing downwardly. g r

'In theuse and o'perati [n of this invention, any desired ea'rthworking implement such as a scoop or the like'may be coupled to the implement carrying arms. 25, Where the implement'isa' scoop or bucket and it isdesiredltopick' up the dirt,. th.e arms" 25 are rocked downwardly at their. rear ends so as toraise the implement 3.2..The rocking of the arms 25 is accomplished by disposing the ram. head lion the supporting plate 55 of slide. a 1

7 Assuming that, the body Ilisfilled with material pi ked. no,.bnth scoentha ditis.desired to the openings 24 of ears 23. Further counterclock-t 'wise rotation of shaft 54 will cause cam 51, which engages betweenthe guide pins 59, to move coupling'pin 2l inwardly or to the right as viewed or levers or to thetruck, body so as to tilt the truck bodyto a dumping position.

Whatis claimed is: w ,7

1. In combination, a truck having a. chassis, a body pivoted on said chassis, a pair of implement carrying arms pivotally carried by saidchassis and extending lengthwise, a v1ryclranlic member pivotally secured at one end relative to. said a chassis, a longitudinally movable slidecarried-by said chassis .meansconnecting said slide with i said, armsior rocking the latter with movement of said slide, coupling means torcoupling said hydraulic member witheither said body for tilting said body or for coupl ng said hydraulic mem her with said slide for moving the latterlen hs I wise of said chassis to thereby-rock said arms,

said; couplingmeans including a pin,.,a-. pair of ears fixed to said body and having openings align? ing with said pin whensa-idbody is in a lowered horizontal position, means for moving said pin laterally into said openings; and means supportmg said hydraulic member in a position to .be coupled to said, ears when saidpin is moved into said openings. v

2 In combinatioma truck having a chassis, a body pivoted on said chassis,.a pair ofimplement carrying. arms pivotally carried by said chassis and extending lengthwise, a hydraulic member pivotally secured atone end relative to said chassis, a longitudinally movable siideoarried by said chassis, means connecting said slide with said arms for rocking the latter-witnmovement of said slide, couplingmeansfor coupling said hydraulicmember with eitheri'saidi body for'tilting said; body or for coupling saidhydraulicmembar with said slide for moving the latter lengthwise of'sai'd chassis to' thereby' rock. said arms, said coupling meansincluding a pin, a pair of cars fixed to said bo'dy and. having openings aligning with saidpinwhen said body. is in a lowered horizontal position, means for moving said Phi.. ei? e r.. QPQBi Support ing said hydraulic member in a positiomto ibe 5 coupled to said ears when said pin is moved into UNITED STATES PATENTS said openings, and means active when said pin Number Name Date has become disengaged from Said ears for low- 1 Wilson t 4 ering said hydraulic member to a position en- 2170932 Venema 1939 gaging Said Slide- 2'233521 Ernst eta 1112:1111 Mar. 4 1941 LEE COOPER 2,338,361 Shinn, Jr. Jan. 4, 1944 2,398,119 Sander Apr. 9, 1946 REFERENCES CITED 2,498,144 Thomas Feb. 21, 1950 The following references are of record in the 2,525,334 Tr t-ma out, 10, 1950 file of this patent: 10 2,543,496 Holopainen Feb. 27, 1951 

